Glad you guys like it! We've had to keep things on the DL for many months now (almost half a year I think), but... yup, progress forward has finally brought things to the forefront.
A few things I'll touch upon before too many similar questions get tossed forth (until Ultra gets a "Obsidian" thread/place/home going):
* Please keep in mind... the board is NOT a "super uber, everything is perfect" thing. It can't be "the
best at everything" for the cost!!!
* THAT SAID... I am not lying when I say that the board really is very sweet! It's above and BEYOND what a "mid-grade" / custom sound board should do!!
* Boot sound = yes
* USB connection = yes, it's standard
* When batteries are connected and board is idle... it draws very little current. When board enters "deep sleep" mode (I don't recall how long it is, but you get the picture--if you 'leave it alone' for a long time), it draws a very very VERY tiny amount of current. I don't even think it's 1mA. Which means--leaving it "in your closet" for a week or two (or three!)... won't drain the cells all THAT much more than they would on their own.
* One sound font on the board at a time -- sorry! Again... this is mainly a cost thing
* No lighting effects. Sorry! No flicker, no pulse, no lockup stuff... it's just "direct drive" (see below)
* Default sound font was a joint effort between Alex & myself... we sat down together, I played different hums, clashes, swings, etc. ... and we "selected" these together, make tweaks here and there, finally coming up with the default "Obsidian" sound font... 12 swings, 12 clashes, hum, power on/off & lockup.
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Max voltage/current support needs to get updated by Alex here... I don't recall precisely what it is, but it's more the total HEAT the board can support... such as 12v @ 1A = 12watts... but it may support > 12w, I'm not certain... I forgot! I know, I suck... 
IMPORTANT:
* The Obsidian itself is ~NOT~ (I repeat,
not) uniquely driving the LED... this is done more as a "pass through" /
direct drive thing, so... for anyone who knows how to wire up super-basic sabers... you can imagine/pretend as though you're hooking up a battery to an LED with no board... in other words:
...If you have a Lux III red (~2.95vF)... and you had a single Li-Ion 3.6v cell... you'd utilize a small resistor of your choice to get the voltage down to something closer to 3v or 3.2v or what not.
...If you have a Lux III blue (~3.9vF)... and you had a single Li-Ion 3.6v cell... you wouldn't need a resistor at all.
...If you have a Lux V green (~7.2vF &
discontinued, darn IT!!!!)... and you had 2 Li-Ion cells at ~7.2v... take one wild guess. No resistor needed.
...If you have a LED _____ that is ~4vF (let's say)... and you have ~7.2v Li-Ion pack... you're going to need a pretty decent resistor to shunt off all that excess voltage.
OR... you could use a tiny "coin-cell" shaped LED driver in there. Your choice. ... And ok, the final bit of (possibly?) bad news... but also good news in my opinion:
* User-customized fonts are not supported.
Why not? Well... many many reasons, but Ultra/Alex was kind enough to see my work HAVING ACTUAL VALUE (and I agree), and so if you want official fonts that behave properly upon, and are configured properly for the Obsidian--you will be able to purchase these on the Ultrasabers site. The costs of each font will be REASONABLE, however (in case people get worried or freak out)... and it will be akin to purchasing a piece of music on iTunes or something like that if you will.
Finally, I am quite grateful for the system that Ultra will be putting into place regarding my work, because frankly... it's nice to see that he is both aware and appreciative of my sound-mixing work. Much thanks to Ultra for that!
Alright... I need to get some rest--I've been very sick this whole week (throat/cough)... but again, also very GLAD to be a part of this awesome new product!!
Remember: this product is here out of RESPECT and TEAMWORK in the LED saber community. It is not there to make other things "of lesser value", nor is it to replace anything else out there. It is what it is, and one of the ultimate goals is... to provide the LED saber community with *MORE SOUNDBOARDS*... the ones it needs. The ones that have been needed for many years!
